Team:TU-Eindhoven/Team/Sponsors
Platinum sponsors
Eindhoven University of Technology
Eindhoven University of Technology(TU/e) is an internationally respected university that specialises in engineering science and technology. The university contributes with high quality education and research to the progress of technical sciences and the development of technical innovations. The TU/e is a relative young although modern university. The TU/e is medium sized university with 7050 students, 240 professors, 640 promovendi and 2900 employees. For more information you can vist the website.
ICMS
The Institute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS) aims to become the leading international multidisciplinary institute for research and education by combining the fields of mathematics, physics, biology, chemistry, and engineering to understand complex molecular systems. To achieve this goal, the ICMS does not only perform top research, but also trains young scientists, organizes interdisciplinary science activities and provides an advanced study center. Not only has the ICMS provided us with funding for our project, she has also provided our team with an office to work in and has offered support from its staff. We are grateful towards the ICMS for making it possible for our team to attend the Giant Jamboree in Boston! For more information you can contact the ICMS Website.
IBA Lifesciences
IBA Lifesciences is a biotechnology company providing custom specific services and products for life science research in academia and industry worldwide. IBA focusses on three business segments: cell selection, protein purification and oligo custom services. The company is the original manufacturer and supplier of the Strep-tag®/Strep-Tactin® technology, an affinity chromatography system developed for protein purification. The method is based on one of the strongest non-covalent interactions in nature, which is the interaction of biotin to streptavidin. An intrinsic binding affinity of the Strep-tag® towards Strep-Tactin® results in a highly specific interaction, which enables the isolation and purification of proteins in a native state as wells as intact protein complexes. Recently, the method was further developed to be used for cell selection from whole blood or other single cell suspensions (Fab-TACS, Fab-Traceless Affinity Cell Selection). For more information contact the IBA Lifesciences website.
PAMM
PAMM foundation supported us financially. PAMM foundation is a research centre for medical microbiology and infectious diseases and for pathology in Veldhoven and Eindhoven. They collaborate with general practitioners and hospitals in the region, the Dutch national health institutes (GGD) and health facilities. As a prominent research institute, PAMM values innovation in its research field and is working on diagnostics, consultation and prevention of diseases. For more information visit the PAMM Website.
Gold sponsors
RIVM
The Netherlands National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (Dutch: Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu or simply RIVM), is a Dutch research institute that is an independent agency of the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport.
RIVM performs tasks to promote public health and a safe living environment by conducting research and collecting knowledge worldwide. The results are used to support the Dutch government in formulating its policy. The primary tasks of the RIVM are:
- research
- policy support
- national coordination
- intervention programmes
- provision of reliable information to the general public and to professionals working in health care, infectious diseases, the environment, nutrition and safety.
More information about the RIVM can be found on their website.
IDT
Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc. (IDT), the global leader in nucleic acid synthesis, is a 2017 platinum level sponsor of the iGEM Competition. Besides sponsoring the competition, IDT has generously offered to provide each registered team with up to 20KB of its market leading gBlocks® Gene Fragments synthetic DNA products. Our team has used the gBlocks® as a basis for creating our constructs. For more information or ordering the gBlock® fragments, please visit the IDT Website.
Silver sponsors
DSM
Royal DSM looks from a scientific point of view to health, nutrition and materials. By connecting its unique competences in Life Sciences and Materials Sciences with innovative ideas, DSM is driving economic prosperity, environmental progress and social advances to create sustainable value for all stakeholders simultaneously. For this reason DSM shows their support to Dutch iGEM teams by supporting them financially, including our team. For more information visit the DSM website.
SnapGene
SnapGene created software for researchers to make cloning procedures easier, enabling researchers to better plan their cloning procedures. We found SnapGene to be extremely satisfying tool, since it combines a gentle learning curve with a wide range of resources. For more information visit the SnapGene Website.
CHDR
CHDR is a full service contract research organisation (CRO) located in Leiden, The Netherlands. They provide a full range of high quality clinical pharmacology services to the (bio-) pharmaceutical industry. One of their services is the research they conduct on the functioning of medicine on human subjects. Besides research, CDHR also offers advice to their clients on all aspects of the drug development process. For information you can contact the CHDR website.
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Bionieuws
Bionieuws is a dutch biweekly newsletter aimed at biologist. The newsletter offers besides scientific news also interviews, opinions, education stories and articles about companies from the world of science. On this website you can find a selection of news stories and photo’s that appeared in this newsletter. For more information, see the Bionieuws website.
Bronze sponsors
Bio-ITech
Bio-ITech was founded with the mission to develop intuitive web-based applications for documenting, organizing and sharing information in laboratories. Bio-ITech collaborates with various partners from both industry and academia, enabling us to deliver high quality software specifically designed to manage information in a laboratory environment. Our services offer many benefits for pharmaceutical and biotechnology laboratories in both industry and academia. More information can be found at their website.
New England Biolabs
A supplier-of-choice for scientists across the globe, NEB offers the largest selection of recombinant and native enzymes for genomic research. While restriction enzymes remain part of our core product portfolio, our ever-expanding catalog also includes products related to PCR, gene expression, cellular analysis, RNA analysis and epigenetics. Currently, NEB supplies over 276 restriction enzymes. These recombinant enzymes are available at a lower cost/unit and offer improved purity and lot-to-lot consistency. A recognized leader in the field of restriction enzymes, NEB has earned a worldwide reputation for setting the highest standards for quality and value. For more information you can contact the Biolabs website.
Eurofins
Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company which provides a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries. The Group believes it is the world leader in food, environment and pharmaceutical products testing and that it is also one of the global independent market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for agroscience, genomics, discovery pharmacology and for supporting clinical studies. In addition, Eurofins is one of the key emerging players in specialty clinical diagnostic testing in Europe and the USA. More information can be found at their website.
